CEDAR Visited Rohingya Refugee Camp in Preparation of Future Relief and Development

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(CEDAR’s Project Officer Pui Shan visits a Rohingya family in Cox’s Bazar. The mother, who gave birth to a newborn baby, heard about infant vaccination service during regular household visit conducted by community health workers.)

 

While strolling through a muddy and dusty field, CEDAR’s Project Officer Pui Shan saw rows of tents sitting next to each other that were simply built by timber and canvas.

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Burma: Army Investigation Denies Atrocities Against Rohingya Muslims

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In March 2017 the United Nations Human Rights Council resolved to urgently dispatch an international mission to Burma to investigate alleged recent human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State.  Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected the proposed UN inquiry.

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Tear Down the Walls that Reject the Refugees

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The 71st Session of United Nations General Assembly kicked off on 13th of September, where Summit for Refugees and Migrants will be held next Monday, with another summit about the refugees held on Tuesday. Representatives of different nations and NGOs are following the discussions closely although they are not anticipating something overly positive. Meanwhile they still hope that the members of UN would be reminded of their leading roles in solving the global refugee crisis and in acknowledging the human rights of the refugees.

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Sustainable Development and Actions| Tsun Wan Yan

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[ ‘SHARE’ Mar-Apr 2016 ] FOCUS ~ FIGHTING POVERTY

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We don’t know what our lives will come to in 15 years, not even in 5 days. However, one thing we can be sure of is that every action of ours counts toward our future, even the lives of those in our society and the world.

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The Sustainable Development Goals

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The 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) launched in 2000 set 2015 as the target year.  On 25 September 2015, the United Nations adopted a new set of 17 global goals, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to replace the MGDs.  SDGs aim to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all.

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To Achieve Sustainable Development for the Future along with the Youth

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How old are children supposed to be to have enough ability to decide for their own living, to take part in the social affairs and to voice their opinions? According to the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child, every child is entitled to enjoy the basic freedom and all the rights that are endowed with human beings, including survival rights, protection rights, development rights and participation rights. The participation rights mean that children can express their own viewpoints, freely develop their own thinking and beliefs, take part in associations and peaceful assembly, and receive a variety of appropriate information.

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